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Step back in time
Monday, September 11, 2017
Look out for mystery and mayhem in this new series by Philip Ardagh! Step back into the past and discover how hard Victorian maids had to work, or how boys would train as a knight!
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Genuine Fraud book group set
Friday, September 8, 2017
The latest book by bestselling author E Lockhart, Genuine Fraud, is published this month by Hot Key Books and we have a set of ten copies of the book to give to a school book group, in return for some readers' reviews.
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Voting opens for 2018 Scottish Teenage Book Prize
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The voting has opened to find Scotland's favourite teenage book of the year, with Elizabeth Laird, Caighlan Smith and Danny Weston shortlisted for the prize.
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From Big Bad Wolf to hero!
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Children in the North West are being invited to flip conventional fairy tales on their head by turning the big, bad wolf of stories into a hero, in a writing competition launched by Knowsley Safari.
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Rob Biddulph on creating a picture book character
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Award-winning picture book creator Rob Biddulph has blogged for us about what is involved in creating a strong character for picture books. His latest picture book, Kevin, has just been published by HarperCollins Children's Books.
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Searching for teenaged creatives in Scotland
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Scottish Book Trust has launched a search for Scottish teenagers who want to develop their talents in creative writing or illustration, and help to build the teen literary scene in Scotland.
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Rob Biddulph picture book sets to give away!
Saturday, August 26, 2017
We're giving away five sets of Rob Biddulph's picture books - including his award-winning Blown Away - to celebrate the launch of his latest picture book, Kevin (HarperCollins Children's Books).
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Patron of Reading changeover
Thursday, August 17, 2017
The Patron of Reading scheme, where schools 'adopt' an author for an agreed period as their 'patron of reading', is now well established. Here, school librarian Chris Routh describes a successful 'changeover' to a new patron of reading at her school, Leighton Park.
